diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/efficiency.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/efficiency.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afb97bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/efficiency.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+local efficiency_cache_table = {}
+
+-- Get the efficiency groupcaps and hash for a tool and efficiency level.  If
+-- this function is called repeatedly with the same values it will return data
+-- from a cache.
+--
+-- Returns a table with the following two fields:
+-- values - the groupcaps table
+-- hash - the hash of the groupcaps table
+local function get_efficiency_groupcaps(toolname, level)
+	local toolcache = efficiency_cache_table[toolname]
+	if not toolcache then
+		toolcache = {}
+		efficiency_cache_table[toolname] = toolcache
+	end
+
+	local levelcache = toolcache[level]
+	if not levelcache then
+		levelcache = {}
+		levelcache.values = mcl_autogroup.get_groupcaps(toolname, level)
+		levelcache.hash = mcl_util.hash(levelcache.values)
+		toolcache[level] = levelcache
+	end
+
+	return levelcache
+end
+
+-- Apply efficiency enchantment to a tool.  This will update the tools
+-- tool_capabilities to give it new digging times.  This function will be called
+-- repeatedly to make sure the digging times stored in groupcaps stays in sync
+-- when the digging times of nodes can change.
+--
+-- To make it more efficient it will first check a hash value to determine if
+-- the tool needs to be updated.
+function mcl_enchanting.apply_efficiency(itemstack, level)
+	local name = itemstack:get_name()
+	local groupcaps = get_efficiency_groupcaps(name, level)
+	local hash = itemstack:get_meta():get_string("groupcaps_hash")
+
+	if not hash or hash ~= groupcaps.hash then
+		local tool_capabilities = itemstack:get_tool_capabilities()
+		tool_capabilities.groupcaps = groupcaps.values
+		itemstack:get_meta():set_tool_capabilities(tool_capabilities)
+		itemstack:get_meta():set_string("groupcaps_hash", groupcaps.hash)
+	end
+end
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/engine.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/engine.lua
index 72cdbba5..acde352b 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/engine.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/engine.lua
@@ -1,53 +1,6 @@
 local S = minetest.get_translator("mcl_enchanting")
 local F = minetest.formspec_escape
 
-local efficiency_cache_table = {}
-
--- Get the efficiency groupcaps and hash for a tool and efficiency level.  If
--- this function is called repeatedly with the same values it will return data
--- from a cache.
---
--- Returns a table with the following two fields:
--- values - the groupcaps table
--- hash - the hash of the groupcaps table
-local function get_efficiency_groupcaps(toolname, level)
-	local toolcache = efficiency_cache_table[toolname]
-	if not toolcache then
-		toolcache = {}
-		efficiency_cache_table[toolname] = toolcache
-	end
-
-	local levelcache = toolcache[level]
-	if not levelcache then
-		levelcache = {}
-		levelcache.values = mcl_autogroup.get_groupcaps(toolname, level)
-		levelcache.hash = mcl_util.hash(levelcache.values)
-		toolcache[level] = levelcache
-	end
-
-	return levelcache
-end
-
--- Apply efficiency enchantment to a tool.  This will update the tools
--- tool_capabilities to give it new digging times.  This function will be called
--- repeatedly to make sure the digging times stored in groupcaps stays in sync
--- when the digging times of nodes can change.
---
--- To make it more efficient it will first check a hash value to determine if
--- the tool needs to be updated.
-function mcl_enchanting.apply_efficiency(itemstack, level)
-	local name = itemstack:get_name()
-	local groupcaps = get_efficiency_groupcaps(name, level)
-	local hash = itemstack:get_meta():get_string("groupcaps_hash")
-
-	if not hash or hash ~= groupcaps.hash then
-		local tool_capabilities = itemstack:get_tool_capabilities()
-		tool_capabilities.groupcaps = groupcaps.values
-		itemstack:get_meta():set_tool_capabilities(tool_capabilities)
-		itemstack:get_meta():set_string("groupcaps_hash", groupcaps.hash)
-	end
-end
-
 function mcl_enchanting.is_book(itemname)
 	return itemname == "mcl_books:book" or itemname == "mcl_enchanting:book_enchanted" or itemname == "mcl_books:book_enchanted"
 end
@@ -286,7 +239,7 @@ local function get_after_use_callback(itemdef)
 			local enchantments = mcl_enchanting.get_enchantments(itemstack)
 			local level = enchantments.efficiency
 			if level then
-				mcl_enchanting.enchantments.efficiency.on_enchant(itemstack, level)
+				mcl_enchanting.apply_efficiency(itemstack, level)
 			end
 		end
 	end
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/init.lua
index a53350a7..45faa498 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/init.lua
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ mcl_enchanting = {
 }
 
 dofile(modpath .. "/engine.lua")
+dofile(modpath .. "/efficiency.lua")
 dofile(modpath .. "/enchantments.lua")
 
 minetest.register_chatcommand("enchant", {